Thanks Rob and Dan. I think that we are blessed here in Calif with the weather, as well as accessibility to a wide range of material and instructors.
I do get a great deal of satisfaction hiking in the sierra and finding and collecting great material. I'm going to be 69 in June and have had my left hip and knee replaced, rotator cuff surgery on my shoulder, and carpol tunnel surgery on both hands, all in the last 3 years. I going to have my right hip replaced the end of this month. The agreement that I have with my surgeons, prior to each surgery, is that I will be ready to collect in the fall. I've yet to miss a season and don't intend to miss this one either.